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Improving the Operating Profit Margin

First written in FY2023. 3 of 11 entries say "Worsened", first in 2026-08-07. Latest entry: FY2026.

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ProgressHeldSoftenedWorseFirst statedFY2023AdvancedFY2024-Q3OtherFY2025-H1 – FY20252023: 120232024: 120242025: 220252026: 72026
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Targets for Higher Operating Profit and Operating MarginA theme 246 companies write about · 8 as a headwind · 252 as a tailwind

The whole theme swung hardest in 2019: 14 of 100 companies on the "Worse" side.

18 other companies' latest entry also says "Worsened".

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  1. FY2026WorsenedAnnual report

    「Revenue was ¥12,223 million, down 2.6% year on year, and operating profit was ¥63 million, down 65.9% year on year.」

    The operating margin declined from approximately 1.48% in the previous fiscal year to approximately 0.52%, deteriorating against the target of improving the operating margin.
  2. FY2026-H1AdvancedAnnual report

    「As a result, for the interim consolidated accounting period, net sales were ¥6,178 million, down 3.6% year on year; operating income was ¥93 million, down 2.5%; ordinary income was ¥199 million, down 10.9%; and interim net income attributable to owners of the parent was ¥151 million, down 3.5%.」

    Operating income declined 2.5% year on year, compared with a 3.6% decline in net sales, and the operating margin edged up from approximately 1.50% to approximately 1.51%.
  3. FY2025Decline in the full-year profit marginAnnual report

    「Net sales were ¥12,555 million, down 3.1% year on year, while operating income was ¥185 million, down 51.0%.」

    The full-year operating margin declined from approximately 2.9% in the previous fiscal year to approximately 1.5%. Although a target has been set, the profit margin deteriorated in the fiscal year under review.
  4. FY2025-H1Decline in the interim-period profit marginAnnual report

    「As a result, for the interim consolidated accounting period, net sales were ¥6,407 million, down 2.9% year on year; operating income was ¥95 million, down 52.4%; ordinary income was ¥224 million, up 4.0%; and interim net income attributable to owners of the parent was ¥157 million, up 5.4%.」

    Operating income declined 52.4% versus a 2.9% decline in net sales, and the operating margin fell from approximately 3.1% in the same period of the previous year to approximately 1.5%.
  5. FY2024-Q3AdvancedAnnual report

    「As a result, for the cumulative third quarter of the fiscal year under review, consolidated net sales were ¥10,015 million, up 0.3% year on year; operating income was ¥414 million, up 16.8%; ordinary income was ¥542 million, down 0.4%; and net income attributable to owners of the parent was ¥383 million, down 4.9%.」

    For the nine-month period, operating income rose 16.8% year on year versus a 0.3% increase in net sales, indicating measurable progress in improving the operating margin.
  6. FY2023First statedAnnual report

    「We aim to raise the Group-wide operating margin and will work to increase corporate value.」

    No specific profit-margin target or deadline is stated.
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"Achieving the 2026 Medium-Term Vision" moved the same way as this thread, in the same document, in 2 of its 11 moves.

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